Chani is the daughter of the chief of the Shaganumbi tribe. She has spent her entire life in the village of the Earthclan, and despises the expansion plans of the Inquisition and the appearance of pirates in her home.

Chani is courageous, full of pride, and strong-minded as well as a voodoo witch with a gift in magical arts. She wants to see the Hero as a threat to her people but latter decides to ally with him to save her people even if it means her banishment.